Monthly Archives: March 2019

March 28 2019

Gents, It was a perfect day (morning, at least) for a maiden flight, and the new Corsair survived 6 trips with just a busted prop on the last landing. I’m very happy with the results and will now put some … Continue reading

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CVRC 30 Sun Mar 24,2019

For those of you who are of grey/no hair status, you’ve probably heard of Paul Harvey.  So, in his famous tag line: NOW THIS IS THE REST OF THE STORY This is the continuation of the Sat Mar 23, newsletter.  Now. … Continue reading

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Building with Lonnie

This is Flite Test’s newly released F4U Corsair “Master Series” edition, built from “Adams” water-resistant foam board. The wingspan is about 46″ and the model weighs about 20oz, without battery and prop. The unique thing about this new kit series … Continue reading

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Sunday 3-24-19

S Thanks Don for the update. I had some repairs to do on 3 planes, before I could come out. My goal was for 11 ish, ended up being 12:30 ish. Got there and the gate was open. YEE!HAW!, someone … Continue reading

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CVRC 29 Sat Mar 23,2019

WELL! For once, I’m at a loss for words. Ya’ll just laughed. Today, by 10:00, Groundhog Day officially happened, 12 groundhogs had come out of hibernation to grace the field with their presence and see their shadows. That is a … Continue reading

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March 17 2019

Todays players: Lonnie Hagadorn, Bill Holder, David Putnam, Alan Roberts, Wayne Windsor, Al Bleyenberg, and (are you sitting down) Randall Hendrick My morning was eaten up with some Craigslist selling. Last minute, sorta, decided to go to the field. Lonnie … Continue reading

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Lonnie – FlightTest

Gents, About a week ago I finished building a “Simple Scout”speed build kit from Flite Test. For those of you unfamiliar with this company, they have a website (flitetest.com) that is rich in videos showing RC planes they have designed … Continue reading

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